Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Alpha Centauri	Hard Life	ST	06:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Matt Lucas*	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Loni Gamble	Dance to it	ST	06:33
Albert Jones*	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love)	We the People	04:26
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Love Serenade	Love Serenade	06:55
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Joe* Glazer	We Shall Not Be Moved	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:04
Zambonis*	Mind Like a Playgroup	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:36
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Aarons And Ackley*	Truly	You And I	01:52
Jonathan Edwards	How About You	Sailboat	03:28
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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